D1x and d lenses

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Drew - 28 Apr 2005 20:53 GMT

Hi girls and boys,
Just a silly problem here (I hope....). I just tried out a Nikon D1x. The
camera was setup with a 24-70mm lens (not a 'D' or 'G' type). Every shot was
okay and the camera gave a preview. Changing the lens to a 'D' type: the 20
mm f/2.8 and the 80-200 F/2.8 ED every shot taken in P mode resulted in a
black (underexposed?) preview. Switching to A (aperture priority) mode it
managed to make a few shots exposed okay but on S (shutter priority) or P
nothing came up on the lcd.

Does anybody have a clue to what this could be caused by?? I looked through
most of the custom menu's and reset both the custom menu's and the general
settings back to factory settings..

Regards,
Drew

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columbotrek - 28 Apr 2005 21:16 GMT

Did you make sure that the aperture of both "D" lenses were set at their
min. ie f/22. There is handy locking tab on those to prevent the ring
from being moved which should be used. Otherwise I have no idea.

Changing the lens to a 'D' type: the 20

> mm f/2.8 and the 80-200 F/2.8 ED every shot taken in P mode resulted in a
> black (underexposed?) preview. Switching to A (aperture priority) mode it
> managed to make a few shots exposed okay but on S (shutter priority) or P
> nothing came up on the lcd.
>
> Does anybody have a clue to what this could be caused by??

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Matt Clara - 28 Apr 2005 21:35 GMT

> Did you make sure that the aperture of both "D" lenses were set at their
> min. ie f/22. There is handy locking tab on those to prevent the ring
> from being moved which should be used. Otherwise I have no idea.

It should give the EE error if it's not, not take a picture...

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Paul Bielec - 28 Apr 2005 22:08 GMT

>>Did you make sure that the aperture of both "D" lenses were set at their
>>min. ie f/22. There is handy locking tab on those to prevent the ring
>>from being moved which should be used. Otherwise I have no idea.
>
> It should give the EE error if it's not, not take a picture...

Yes, even my old F60 was giving an error if the aperture ring wasn't locked.

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Matt Clara - 28 Apr 2005 21:20 GMT

> Hi girls and boys,
> Just a silly problem here (I hope....). I just tried out a Nikon D1x. The
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> Regards,
> Drew

I'd say that is a clue--that you shouldn't buy that camera! I don't have a
D1x, I've never used one, but the D70 I use at work doesn't have any such
problem with my AF-D lenses, or the one G lens that came with the camera.
Good luck.

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columbotrek - 28 Apr 2005 22:22 GMT

If you put the camera in manual and use a light meter, or a sunny 16
guess, what happens?

Try:
Cycle the power
check the electrical contacts

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Roxy d'Urban - 29 Apr 2005 06:56 GMT

> Hi girls and boys,
> Just a silly problem here (I hope....). I just tried out a Nikon D1x. The
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> most of the custom menu's and reset both the custom menu's and the general
> settings back to factory settings..

That camera sounds poked.

However, it could be dirt on the electrical contacts of both the camera
and the lens. Try cleaning them with a pencil eraser.

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Be careful what you wish for.

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